Cost effectiveness of neuro-ophthalmic referral for ischemic fourth or sixth nerve palsies and nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

Annals of Ophthalmology - Glaucoma

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 169-172

  Lee, Andrew G ^a,b,c   Kay, Matthew D ^a  

^a Department of Ophthalmology ^*

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROCHLEAR NERVE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0032975523     PISSN: 10794794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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